Sri Lanka's 'dissolved' Parliament is to reconvene on 14 November (as previously scheduled) after Supreme Court issued a stay order on Presidential Proclamation on 13 November.

Many political parties of Sri Lanka also hailed the 13 November verdict by the Supreme Court that stayed the government's order to go for an election on 5 January 2019 saying it’s a victory for democracy. MPs from UNP, ACMC, and JVP were seen jubilant after the verdict that was announced a little after 5pm on 13 November.

Accordingly, the stay order suspends President Sirisena's election proclamation -the gazette dissolving Parliament-till 7 December. The political parties contesting the gazette will have to be present at the Supreme Court on December 4, 5 and 6 for hearings.

Legal circles said a full bench of nine Judges is likely to sit for these hearings.

Later in the evening of 13 November, Speaker of Parliament issued a call to reconvene on 14 November, which was how it was scheduled previously until President dissolved it suddenly on 10 November.

On 12 November, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court adjourned till 13 November to give its verdict on Fundamental Rights Petitions on the sudden dissolution of Parliament.

On 10 November, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament calling for elections on January 5, and convening the new Parliament on 17 January 2019.

Political parties such as UNP, JVP, ACMC, TNA filed against the dissolution on 12 November. The court took up the cases on the same day due to a request made by President’s Counsel Kanag-Isvaran, saying that the issue is one of grave urgency.